Avocado, Chocolate Chip & Pecan Scones

Avocado, Chocolate Chip and Pecan Scones

Today I wanted to give my family a hot breakfast. Something sweet and good. I did some research and found out that some cooks were using avocados to replace fat in vegan dishes. This got me thinking. This would be a good fit for my scones.  Besides, how much food do you want to taste like bananas, coconut or apples!

If this works for my family......
It will be a nice change to change up my fats.

I started with 1 frozen scone and mixed white whole wheat flour, 1/3  cup brown sugar, baking powder, vanilla almond milk, chocolate chips, pecans, and energ egg replacer. 

They came out moist and good! YUMMY!!

Mothers Day Carrot Cake with Creamy Cashew Frosting

Happy Mothers Day!

Today was a fantastic day. We began the day with Mass. 

Then we went into Baltimore to have brunch. We ended up eating at a Indian restaurant. They had 6 vegetarian dishes of those 3 did not have dairy. So, I filled my plate with the 3 wonderful options. I only hope to one day be able to make Indian food taste so well! 

We then went home~the boys gave me my lovely aprons. They did a impromptu skit for me with the aprons on. How sweet are my boys! 

The Aprons can be purchased at The Hip Hostess

Then they surprised me with cleaning my truck! 

Lucky me! 

So, while they were working hard I decided to make a carrot cake. This cake has no added sugar or fat! This cake was a modification of The Joy of Vegan Baking

Lets just say this cake is very moist and heavy. I am working on how to eliminate processed oil and refined sugars in foods. I substituted dates, coconut, apples, pineapple and more carrots to make up for the loss of fats and sugars.

It is very good. 

The icing is made of soaked raw cashews, 1/2 banana, 1 date, and coconut flakes. It was adapted from The Daily Dietribe

What a very good way to end the very best mothers day a lady can have. I hope you day was filled of your family loving on you! 

Hopefully, you got to kick your feet up and enjoy a piece of cake too!

I saw this video about Moms "One Instinct" Thought you would enjoy!! Thanks Mrs. Bush.

Pina Colada Ice Cream sans rum

Ever get that feeling for a nice Island drink? Ever want to have a cold ice cream with out the extra calories?
Well try blended fruit. I have blended 1 cup frozen pineapple, 2 tablespoons coconut flakes and 1 cup vanilla almond milk. Blend and serve! Island life here I come!

Seitan Dinner: Mashed Potatoes with Chickpea gravy

This meal was inspired by the cookbook Appetite for Reduction.  

The recipe Silky Chickpea Gravy. I did modify the recipe to reduce the fat and salt. So how did I do it? I cooked 1 onion chopped in water until soft. Then I added a clove of garlic and 1- 1/4 cups veggie broth. In the pan I cooked for 3 minutes. To thicken up the gravy I added 3 cups cooked chickpeas. I blended the chickpea mixture in the Vita Mixer for 1 minute. The gravy was divine! I will have to make this again! The boys and Ed LOVED this dinner!

Banana, Oatmeal, Raisin Breakfast Bread

After seeing the Cupcake Right Now Blog from Peas and Thank You I knew that I had to revise the recipe to make it for my family!  The original recipe had way to much sugar in it. So I used my "tricks" to make this breakfast bread. 

 Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Bread

• 2 c. old fashioned oats
• 1 1/4 c. hot water
• 1 blended ripe banana
• 1/4 c. peanut butter
• 1 c. dates pureed
• 1 c. vanilla almond milk
• 1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
• 1/2 t. baking soda
• 1 1/2 t. baking powder
• 1 t. ener-g egg replacer
• 1 t. cinnamon
• 1/2 t. nutmeg
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
• 2 T. crushed flax seeds (optional)

Combine the oatmeal with the water. Add the dry ingredients. Blend the banana and the dates with the vanilla almond milk. Mix the wet with the dry ingredients. Fold in the raisins. Top with the crushed flax seeds and a few raisins. Bake in 350-degree oven for 35-40 minutes, until a tooth pick comes out clean.

I know the original recipe looks fantastic and I am sure it taste as good as it looks! In order to keep my family on the path to great health I had to modify this cake. With the modification...it is yummy! It taste like banana oatmeal cookies. ;-)

Creamy Cheesy Broccoli and Cauliflower Soup

This soup is a delicous way to get in a few great veggies and Vitamin B-12. It is a combination of:
left over bag of frozen broccoli
1 bag of frozen cauliflower
1 zucchini
3 Tablespoons Nutritional Yeast
4 cups water
1 cup almond milk
3 tablespoons Vogue veggie soup broth
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Combine all ingredients. Cook until boiling. Puree 3/4 ths of the mixture. Plate. I served the soup with home-made croutons.

White Whole Wheat Bread